I think a lot of young aspiring writers get misdirected; they think 'I ought to write this, even though I enjoy reading that'. What you have to do is write what you enjoy reading.
Jeffery DeaverOf course, all writers draw upon their personal experiences in describing day-to-day life and human relationships, but I tend to keep my own experiences largely separate from my stories.
Jeffery DeaverI spend eight months outlining and researching the novel before I begin to write a single word of the prose.
Jeffery Deaver